Narihira Riding Below Fuji, c. 1820, Sakai Hōitsu, Japanese, 1761 - 1828, 48 7/16 x 23 1/4 in. (123.03 x 59.06 cm) (image)82 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (209.55 x 82.55 cm) (sheet), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, Sakai Hōitsu was the son of the Lord of Himeiji. After mastering several painting styles, he became interested in the decorative Rinpa school, named after one of its greatest masters, Ogata Korin. Searching out remaining works by Korin, who had died forty-five years before Hōitsu's birth, he published a woodblock book of Korin's works. This painting, with its classical theme, softly rounded forms and beautiful colors, continues the style championed by Korin.